Team Scary Potter and the Hauntwarts Express reviewed this attraction on October 15, 2016.
The Scare Factor:
9.35
★★★★★★★★★☆
It’s been scaring up support for over three decades, but Pontiac, Michigan’s best haunted attraction, Erebus, is showing no signs of slowing down. Praised for it’s unique props, set design, and over-the-top thrills, Erebus has truly established itself as one of the must-visit haunted attractions in the country. This Halloween season, any hauntoisseur seeking out the biggest and the best that this industry has to offer, mark Pontiac onto your map and make your way out to Erebus immediately.
Cast:
9.08
★★★★★★★★★☆
On a given night, Erebus fills its twisted halls with at least 100 evil caretakers – a word that I use for a very specific reason. Especially in the early sections of the attraction, it’s……
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Costuming:
8.48
★★★★★★★★☆☆
We found customing, on the whole, to be adequate. Individual outfitting did vary a great bit from actor to actor, though. Many of the “I’m just a……
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Customer Service:
9.39
★★★★★★★★★☆
If you can follow a spotlight (or several of them, actually), you can find Erebus. If you are somehow able to miss the gigantic, eerie building at their projection……
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Atmosphere:
9.4
★★★★★★★★★☆
City haunts can be a tough creature to properly cultivate, as urban sprawl is not the most conducive environment for haunted attractions. Indeed, the initial line……
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Special Effects:
9.97
★★★★★★★★★☆
Erebus’ bread and butter, without a doubt, are their effects. They create the attraction’s physical environments and they provide the majority of the scares, so Erebus’……
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Theme:
8.94
★★★★★★★★☆☆
Erebus has a very thin theme involving a scientist sending patrons through time. It can be a bit difficult to catch if you reach the introductory room late into the video clip. Sporadically throughout the attraction, you enter a teleporter of sorts and can see a large clock-device that……
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Fright Effect:
9.81
★★★★★★★★★☆
Erebus’s actors were pretty good; often preferring to “hidden in plain sight” as fictitious elements of the scenery, they administered a s……
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Value:
9.7
★★★★★★★★★☆
It took us approximately 30 minutes to fully experience Erebus; ticket pricing is varied and depends on the date of your visit. A general admission ……
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